TLE 7 Dressmaking

Usually made of a flexible non-creasing synthetic material

• Meter stick

• Tape measure

• Ruler

• Curve stick

Available in pencil or in cake form, usually square in shape and orange in color.

• Chalk board

• Chalk stone

• Tailor's chalk

These are spins of very thin fiber used for sewing by hand or machine.

• Thread

• Rope

• Ribbon

Filled with fine sand to remove rust and dullness of needles and pins.

• Pincushion

• Emery bag

• Sand bag

They hold the thread in place from the spool pin down to the upper thread tension.

• Silk guide

• Machine guide

• Thread guide

• Sewing guide

It is located near the balance wheel and contains a lever and numbers indicating the number of stitches per inch.

• Machine regulator

• Thread regulator

• Stitch regulator

• Sewing regulator

It is a short rod beside the balance wheel where the bobbin is inserted.

• Bobbin wider

• Bobbin holder

• Bobbin winder

• Bobbin cylinder

It is located directly beneath the presser foot.

• Feed dog

• Hot dog

• Feeder

• Cloth feeder

It holds the cloth in place while it is being sewn.

• Presser tool

• Presser arm

• Presser foot

• Presser shoe

Specialized needle for sewing machines.

• Syringe needle

• Pins

• Hand sewing needle

• Sewing machine needle